Lost car key in Côte-des-Neiges

The first minutes after losing it — Côte-des-Neiges

Step one: rebuild your route. The last place the key was used is often the best lead, whether it's a counter, a locker or the open trunk while loading groceries.

Côte-des-Neiges gathers universities, hospitals and apartment buildings. Students, health workers and visitors lose keys there at all hours. Once the search is over, have the vehicle's exact location and its VIN ready, readable through the driver-side windshield. It speeds things up a lot.

Making a key without the original — Côte-des-Neiges

We don't need your old key. We determine the blade cut from the vehicle's key code or by reading the lock directly, then cut a new key in our mobile workshop.

Then comes programming. We plug our tool into the vehicle's diagnostic port and pair the new key's chip with the immobilizer. When possible, we also erase the lost key from the system so it can no longer start your car.

Serrurier Momo is a Vehicle Security Professional (VSP) registered with NASTF: when an automaker reserves the key code or immobilizer procedure for vetted professionals, we access it securely and do the job on site in Côte-des-Neiges.

What we'll ask for on site in Côte-des-Neiges

Proof of ownership is non-negotiable: photo ID and registration, or insurance papers in the same name. That's what stops a thief from getting a key made for your car.

Papers stuck in the car? We start by opening the door, you take out your documents, and we move on to making the key.

Keeping it from happening again — Côte-des-Neiges

Best move: have a spare made while we're already there. A second key costs far less than an all-keys-lost situation, which requires more programming work.

A brightly coloured keychain, a Bluetooth tracker or a simple habit, like always dropping keys in the same spot, cut losses a lot. We often see the same clients only once, and that's a good thing.